it is britain s hottest day ever. the uk record temperature was broken today even before lunchtime. provisionalfigures from charlwood in surrey show temperatures hit an unprecedented 39.1 degrees celsius this morning, and in other parts of the country they re forecast to go even higher above a0 degrees. the met office has just said a0 degrees has been broken at heathrow. the big thing is we are all at risk with this heat, so you shouldn t go out during the middle of the day. temperatures are really going to be extreme. the extreme heat has meant widespread transport disruption, with rails buckling and train cancellations. the heat is causing another day of rail disruption with passengers being told not to travel unless
and it is vitally important the government invests in the teaching profession and properly rewards teachers for the important work that they do. we cannot continue in the situation in which teachers continue to experience cuts to their pay. what that is leading to its teachers and head teachers leaving the profession and their draws. that is not good for teachers are not good for children s education either. now to some live pictures of an area of the charlwood in surrey, which is set and you uk record temperature, provisionally. the met office saying that a temperature of 39.1 celsius has provisionally been recorded at
are pictures you can see being taken alive in south londonjust are pictures you can see being taken alive in south london just outside croydon. they are taken from the helicopter. we do not know what is causing the fire but you can see the smoke coming out of the woods right now. it looks fairly significant stop we can see flames at the moment but we can see huge plumes of smoke rising into the atmosphere and it is very, very hot as we have been breaking over the last hour or so. the met office provisional figures give a record temperature for the uk in surrey of 39.1 celsius. i should emphasise our weather presenter matt taylor was telling a celeron was figures have not been yet confirmed and they can change but was
39.1 degrees has provisionally been recorded at charlwood in surrey. if confirmed, this would be the highest temperature ever recorded in the uk. plus, temperatures are likely to rise further through today. so, a temperature of 39.1 celsius has provisionally been recorded at charlwood surrey. if confirmed, this would be the highest temperature ever recorded in the uk and temperatures are likely to rise further through today. chloe, could i get your response to that? it is i get your response to that? it is really worrying- i get your response to that? it is really worrying. i i get your response to that? it 3 really worrying. i really think that we definitely are in with a chance of seeing that a0 degrees record broken today. it is with really rather early in the day. i aman has been sang, the peak is between 11am and 3pm, so we are only at the start
reached 39.1 degrees, according to the met office. rail services are hit by the heat passengers are being warned to only travel if absolutely necessary. nhs bosses warn that pressure on its services caused by the high temperatures is likely to reach a peak this afternoon. elsewhere in europe, the blistering heat is feeding wildfires across large parts of france, spain, portugal and greece. in other news, voting has resumed in the race to be the next conservative leader just four are left in the contest. one mp who won t be voting is tobias ellwood. he s lost the conservative party whip after failing to vote in support the government in a confidence motion. could you soon be allowed to get married in your back garden? a change in the law is set to give couples more say over wedding venues and ceremonies in england and wales.